Diary of Lindsay Robert Turner, 1918 (Vol. 3) - Part 2

Conflict:
First World War, 1914–18
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  • Documents and letters
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Open to contributions
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RCDIG0001144
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wawith tea and take. we ale au tunch seated on anold sne wall by the road side while our horses fed in anadjouny aren yord. Our next posision we setected some huetmiles further south after a pictures yuu ride thro a valler wiith ploughed fields on either side. The position itself was high up on the fop of a down well wooden and from which a magnifientor was oppained. The place itself semed guite hu ihabted not lide the ourland weknow and far wan in the distance would be seen heams bloughing and here and there small herds of cattle Grazing. It was apreat oatinng and some & the countor of Course we Ladnever sten before
0ST 01 pp8 thistine be bere assined Dlas of locaby Certampartion Given fous on the mas and at werock we hent meet at certain tendervous and repoy ite route on which we havelled we set ont en pays and by some pon ortune oi positon happen wve as the foor of Sratchoury Hill one of the noted landmant the wshect it was onguially an old Roman lamp and used as a defensive post. Around the bop is an carther paret with a huge moued a fether ead called a hilar for Kancor of oervation. A wilding Bath leadsup to it and this was the ouly mneares of access to the Tmnet. had long enfanded to visit the plac so the time was apportune we decided to reachour
11 vunizious by shiking out acros comon, and of course Must Sheke fence not shown on the map. inessitating a long bug round Towas a good gremen thowewer and will worth it In th afteraon n instructed from pits - onpayer th P. Mr Gradually losing Coud of the needs heve been sn from house. I can Calculate Ihnonth easily enough. And & know its considerabl sor three wonder howmany we shell well have dadged by the time the ney three have passed. There was a muster farade aok when a HCM. Medal was presented to oveof our Sergant by General Bmeon Ihefind but his hame later Wr Were at the time freeging as our o. F. Station and
could oule foitness the proceeding. With field Glasses. his Apfertison Dyan and I walked to Sutto sey to have afternoonted with the adjutant a mutual friend t was exceedingly cold some enjoyed the walk. h48. I dobelieve this mann was tolder than any heve lpe regesed here certainty the first pwdans aftere arrived here Quite bad enough but there we fest it more than the do now here was post every where and all the water in om buckets was prozen. Will it presapda fine day as in Aushalia we had the usual Church Bande in the Village Church and this Afternoon much the Id have preferred a long Walks Istanedir to write
713 leos and packug myoubl for the Hearrows Trasfer to and sill. 6/2/18. I was even colder his morning and as Lark Hill has the reputation of being the becakest Spot in all england. anainly not a verricheerful prospect. for the very day of our sweeks Field punishment. We left came at 9.30 enpraming ar Codford and proposed to Isaid Several hours seeny we sights and uncidentally the first town we will have Teen sunce we landed. We paid our respects to the Colonel and be seemed Gladbget and ops for the time being mo We reciprocated his kindly farewell. We know well have to work outexect
4 guite a large amount afencour. Apwent. Slistim besides being the larjest. Enflish four weve been in so you is wel Worth a bisit if only for its ghedral. After we had had muuch and a hupeone it was in new of the Savation rations we auticipated we walked to the Cathedral and from Guik adistanceaff yawvelled not one at its size but the architectuhal beauti and surrounded as it is by a large Garden with trees which must be tenturies old only shows up that beant The tukrior is ropical of Cathedrels but on either side of the risle between the billan dre toonbs of Crusaders Notable Churchmen and a cavalier or two. They must
15 have been burned years a/0. mnying by the ancilent state ofme tambs. All round he walls are flagstones inscribed with the name of some one huned beneath it and quite a number are noted peosle of the heethbourhond as far back as 1654 some of the inscuptions dake tho we wnd be quike a mumber cin carvier than that but not almost worn away. she origuial Salisbury Cathedral was at bla tarium but the present one was erected in me 12h Centum and boat o years to build. In the front is a magnificent piece of Archetecture he wall being net with 6 massive lead light windows and all over nt sisting on small brackets
0 are carved haises some of the rures hade, been removed provably by the opponents to the (Anglican doctiie at some time beather. We left Talisbun 40 for Amesbum and vence tby car t ouldestination Nom Caula. We were asprnded of the size of the Area for viles and miles there io nothing out taid all British of Course me school were aftending io conderated by R.Sa. offcers a sort of pribilese we dushed. cnscryory. Welgoints the new school communcon tomorrow with a larp number or ladets English Schoolboy, mostly who have passed thyt Mehinmer covrse ad St Johan Wond. Its going to be nothing but work so my deary is sure to Tuffer.
19/2/18 Our first impressions [] or Lar Hill were distrctly sake. facror with one exception we had the husfrtune to stike a Mearlessday. As a matter of act there are two starvation Nays Tuesdays and Friday 3. e navers reached that state of aisat Herbesbr Sofr. There was a jairly heavy frost in nothing like Mondan moreney consequently not nearly so cold beither could our tnaguiation run the full distance after the becouse that had been paiited for us by would be well wishes There are 5 classes in existence cam of approqunately so nember And mostly R.T.A. Cadets Our. class consists whatly of Cadits except as tree and slick you h they are too been doingubthing else but this work for the last sxonts we ofcourse have
been fouring the world. At 13 9 oclack fall in theres a wild mn for places. The claus is mused rol called marched of and the insvitable lyes Eiht injormed succes filly inside of a sconds. Wee betide the one was is late he would never make an officer we all robe vurselves in cauves dacks and canwas purpers probablye w fivethe idee that we ome hies have to wande down the bore of the Dr. but which make us look more like City mest. endors. Its lectures aid work from 9unbl 630 ness at 7.30 then we resan wourdenst spend the remanit of the night and possible part of the early marang writng b the days notes. At the end oft weeks will aspreciate our leave alright

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